The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
The Story of a Lost Watch
From The PAilodeIphio cal.

FROM ule f-atUttetDNtu Jttt.
''For some time, " said the Doctor, 81 have
been attending coldted man on Wood street
who is confined to his bed by chronic dis
order There was no money in the case, but
II true physician never thinks of that, and |
kept pegging away at my man until got
him on the turn Then he fell back again
and began to think his mind was diseased
that is, that he was brooding over some
thing, and that plays the mischief with
medicine. You take the case of beautiful
girl who loses her hair from fever. Her re-
covery is retarded for weeks if you give her
looking glass.
We'll, | kept quiet and made myself
friendly, and one day the secret came out.
He waited until he was alone with me, and
then he asked me to go to a closet in the
room and hunt up black stocking. | did
SO and handed it to him, and he took there
from something that looked like bundle of
rags. Removing the rags disclosed roll of
paper tied with old Irvine, and inside was Il
piece of chamois and inside of that beauti-
full gold watch | had been watching these
proceedings with considerable interest, and
when saw the watch / jumped at once to
the conclusion that my patient was about
to make restitution for robbery. | was
mistaken
"'You's away off, boss said he with a
smile, as he evidently read my thoughts.
picked up that watch bout year ago on
the corner of Thirteenth and Market near
annyinakers, and | want to give 'um
back before ] die The story looked fishy
but it all turned out naturally enough when
questioned him. He found the watch and
brought it home and told no one about it for
fear of being robbed. He didn't advertise
it because he had no money to pay for the
advertisement, and he didn't read the pa
pers to see if reward had been offered
simply because neither he nor any of his
family could read So he hid the watch in
closet and did nothing at all.
Il examined the watch and saw that it
was lady,s watch and valuable On the
inside of the case was engraved date and
the name Sarah Matilda Shreve' Here
was a clew What do you want me to do
with thisr asked He replied that | was
to find the owner and return the watch with
or without a reward, and he seemed actually
grateful as i carried it away.
when | returned to my office / got out
the directory and wrote a letter to every
Shreve in the city, about half dozen, de
failing the circumstances and asking for
Sarah Matilda The next day got letter
from Shreve telling me that the owner of
the watch was now the wife of prominent
citizen-never mind his name-and lived at
Seventeenth and Pine. That afternoon
called on the lady, told my story and she
identified the watch beyond question and
told how she lost it in coming from Broad
street station.
''She was gratifed at its recovery and
surprised when she heard where it had been
for year, and am happy to say that her
gratitude did not stop at words. The next
day she called to see my patient and left a
liberal present behind her, and she has been
a regular caller ever since. The result is
that my man is getting well, and it looks
now as if his modest future was assured.
tell you this story just to illustrate what
good policy honesty is. He might have
realized $50 by selling the watch, but he
resisted the temptation and he will realize
ten times that amount now. | think there
is good sound moral in the story"